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4th Edition: Paragon Multi-Classing

September 10, 2008 by Bartoneus

Last Wednesday I took a more detailed look at heroic tier multi-classing in 4th Edition D&D, which included a fully multi-classed character at 10th level becoming roughly 2/3 primary class and 1/3 secondary class.  Quite a lot of discussion surfaced after last week’s post, but one interesting point was made that the power-swap feats feel […]

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Inquisition of the Week: Blogging?

September 8, 2008 by Dave

Thanks for letting us know who you are! Not only do we like to attach the people to the online personas, but those of you who tell us what you like to read and what you don’t really help us determine what to write. Now that con season is over, it may be more difficult […]

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A Closer Look at 4th Edition Multi-Classing

September 3, 2008 by Bartoneus

I’ve heard over and over again, from various people, that they feel multi-classing in 4th Edition just isn’t worth it.  I even got to the point of asking several of the Wizards staffers if their current games (each staffer seems to be playing in several games of 4e) had any higher level multi-classed characters that […]

Filed Under: Editorial, Featured, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: 4th Edition, D&D, dnd 4e, Dungeons & Dragons, Dungeons and Dragons, multi-classing, multiclass

Inq. of the Week: It’s All About You? 2008

August 27, 2008 by Bartoneus

I planned this quite unintentionally, but precisely a year ago I posted an Inquisition asking our readers to introduce themselves in the comments.  I did this because 4th Edition D&D had just been announced and we really wanted the poll to run for two weeks so we could gauge everyone’s opinion a little better, so […]

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Review: Braid

August 26, 2008 by joshx0rfz

In short: Braid is an excellent game. It successfully integrates all aspects of game making into one cohesive unit with a mature theme. Even with the $15 price tag, it is worth downloading. I read a bit about a game called Braid on Penny Arcade the other day. I tend to agree with Tycho about […]

Filed Under: Featured, Reviews, Video Games Tagged With: braid, games, gaming, puzzle game, Video Games, videogames, xbox 360

Inq. of the Week: YouTube of the Year?

August 20, 2008 by Dave

Sorry for the delay, between site issues (which unfortunately might not be solved yet) and our massive GenCon coverage, i was delayed in announcing the nominees for YouTube of the Year! Doing a YouTube every week is what really knocked me into doing a schedule for Critical Hits and (I think) a key part of […]

Filed Under: Featured, Inquisition of the Week, YouTube Tuesday

GenCon 2008 Coverage

August 15, 2008 by Dave

Bartoneus and myself are at GenCon 2008 in Indianapolis. This post will collect all of our coverage of the event, updated with new links whenever content is posted. GenCon Twitter Feed GenCon Photos Ennie Award Winners and Pictures Preview: D&D Insider Interview: James Wyatt (podcast) Interview: Scott Rouse, Mike Mearls, and Randy Buehler of Wizards […]

Filed Under: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, Featured, Roleplaying Games Tagged With: Board, Card, and Miniature Games, games, gaming, gencon 2008, gencon 2008 coverage, gencon 2008 news, gencon photos, Interviews, Roleplaying Games, Video Games, videogames

Review: Alone in the Dark

August 12, 2008 by joshx0rfz

So about a week and a half ago The Game received a review copy of Alone In the Dark, a somewhat new game from Atari and Eden Games released June 24th. A PS3 port is to come later, possibly September. The demo is being released pretty soon if not already. Alone in the Dark is […]

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Inq. of the Week: GenCon?/YouTube of the Year Nominations

August 11, 2008 by Dave

How much do we like to fight in our RPGs? 43% of you enjoy half your time being taken up with kicking butt, whereas closely behind 40% of you like the majority of your game to be hack and slash. Only 1% of you enjoy no-combat games. This probably reflects our audience more than it […]

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Pain of Campaigning VI: Give Your Villains Some Panache!

August 9, 2008 by The Main Event

Well, it had to happen.  The Main Event has begun to plan his first 4E game (and speak in third person!) So now, with a campaign fresh on the brain, I’ll continue my last villains article and talk about how to make your villain(s), regardless of type, formidable, awesome and dastardly. They Have a Plan: […]

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